GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
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